Cervical cancer is considered as an important
malignancy among women worldwide. Currently-used treatments of
cervical cancer are reported to be cytotoxic for patients. Moreover, these
therapies have shown some side effects which can negatively affect the lives of women suffering from this
cancer. Therefore, there is need for anti-
tumor agents that are less toxic than common therapeutic drugs. Besides, applying agents for preventing or reducing the side effects of
cervical cancer therapies can be effective in improving the life quality of
cervical cancer patients. Studies have shown that probiotics have several effects on biological processes. One of the most prominent aspects in which probiotics play a role is in the field of
cancer. There are multiple studies which have focused on the functions of probiotics in diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of
cancer. Besides their direct anti-
tumor activities, probiotics can be used as an additional agent for enhancing or modulating other diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Herein, the effects of probiotics on
cervical cancer cells are discussed, which may be useful in the prevention and treatment of this
cancer. We review the studies concerned with the roles of probiotics in modulating and reducing the gastrointestinal adverse effects caused by
cervical cancer therapies. Furthermore, we cover the investigations focusing on the combination of probiotics with other drugs for diagnosis or treatment of
cervical cancer.